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WEATHER FORECAST: Cloudy, cooler; light north wind , i .. roi* xxxiii. PUT-PIP • Kfi (PTT'TVTQ BT carrier MMIIKit (10. .: . , : : ■*• Itl\_/Jli . »>U .V Ji~V, J-^ ii;k MONTH LIBERAL TRIUMPH SETS LONDON WILD WITH ENTHUSIASM Successful Candidates Borne in Torchlight Processions Through the City POWER OF UNONISTS IS LOST Crowds Gather in Fleet Street and Trafalgar Square to Celebrate Victory ' [Associated Press "v; LONDON, Dec. The position of the parties tonight after the second day's polling in the general election is: Government coalition—Liberals, 87; Labor. 14; Nationalists, 16; total, 117. Opposition—Unionists, 116. The results merely confirm the opin io?! formed that as the result of Sat urday's contests the Unionists now have no possible hope of replacing the Liberal government in power. The only question remaining is whether the Lib erals will return with a larger or a ■mailer majority. • To gain a bare majority in the new parliament the Unionists must make a net gain of sixty-two seats. Thus far —with 130 pollings—they have a net gain of only five seats. They havo gained eleven and the Liberals six scats. The gain by the Unionists on Satur day was seven, while - the Liberals gained four. Today the Unionists gained four and the Liberals two. A. continuation at this ratio would fulfill the Unionist prediction that the As qulth cabinet would be more than ever dependent on the Irish and labor allies. LIBERALS MAY MAKE GA*NS ->. It must be remembered, however, that the Liberals lost at the January elec tions many seats through three-cor nered contests. Such contests are largely eliminated in the 'present elec tions, and this may give them sufficient gains to balance those- of the Unionist*. On the whole, It seems likely the new house of commons will meet with the position of the parties practically un chsuiged. The question will then arise wheXhei the king will feel Justified in givlifg guarantees for the creation of Liberal peers to force the veto bill through the house of lords. In Liverpool the strong campaign of the Unionist, F. F. Smith, had the re sult of greatly Improving the Unionist position. The Unionists gained the- seat for the Exchange division of, Liverpool, as well as thai for. Birkenhead. In the latter case the Liberal defeat was at tributed to the recent absence of I. P. "Vivian on a free trade mission In Can- ada. - ' ■• The two seats the Liberals lost in London today—lslington north and St. Pancreas west— held by very small majorities in the previous parliament. 'Apparently^therefore, the metropolis Is much the same as in January in its attitude toward the contending parties. ' London tonight is displaying much enthusiasm, and the successful candi dates are being borne in torchlight' pro cessions through the streets. As re turns come In, showing the closeness of the contest. Interest 13 greatly in creased, and vast crowds gathered In Fleet street, Trafalgar square and other places where the results were shown, cheering and booing according to their political affiliations. -.. There were similar scenes In Liver pool, Leeds and other towns where elec tions were held. The weather is greatly improved during the afternoon and evening, so that the crowds were en abled to watch the returns without dis comfort. ' The political clubs were filled. At the Carlton and other Unionist gathering 1 places much disappointment was ex -1 pressed at the smallness of the gains, which were expected to be treble. /: i In Liberal quarters the greatest en thusiasm prevailed, for it had been . predicted,, even among the staunchest supporters of the government, that the Unionists would make a net gain of eight seats in today's pollings. TWO WOMEN SUE; ONE SAYS MAN DESERTED FOR THIRD SAN JOSE,' Dec. Richard C. Walts, p town marshal of Mountain View, is in a peculiar matrimonial . mixup, according to suits brought- in \v the superior court of this county. He \^s cross-complainant in one -. divorce '-Wit, the defendant in another,, and Stands accused by the second wife of leaving her for a third woman. >. A suit was brought today. by the second wife for divorce, Mrs. Ella Denney of Mountain View being named as core spondent. Mrs. Charlotte E. Walts, tho second wife, also has started suit '''i for 'damages against Mrs. Denney. 5 - Mly> A' few months , ago < Waits was |in ■ court on a demand for , maintenance 'made by a woman who for twenty two years thought ho was dead. Walts was married to .Mrs. Waits No. 1 In j 1887 In Holt county, Missouri. , After sixteen months it is said ha deserted her and her child. On-a, trial before Judge .Welch It was found that his wife. was v the i deserter. •; Waits was given' an Interlocutory' decree ■ Septem ber 28, 1910, and the first wife's suit was not • pressed. Waits today ' re signed as town marshal. LACK OF FUNDS DELAYS BATTLESHIP BUILDING " WASHINGTON, Dec. * s.—Finding it impossible to build the new battleship "New York" at the i New '*, York navy yard within 5 the authorized $6,000,0(0. Secretary Meyers today, announced the work would not begin until the situa tion had been called to the attention of congress and the amount increased. j It is said It will be necessary to in crease the < authorization » $1,300,000 to $1,600,000. '•/'':. '•' 7 SOCIALISTS POLL BIG VOTE OLYMPIA, Wash., Dec. , 5.—A re markable, Socialist vote is revealed by the return of the canvassing, board to day. v .The' highest Socialist ■ vote _ was 35,000,- for w. E. Richardson, for su preme Judge,' a gain of over 12,000 over 1908. in ' the congressional: elections," th" Socialists; polled three times <as many votes as ' they' did •a .; year ago. . —■' •■ ><—«v- s~>A - $_vm m~mm%s.''^r" sf^A ■ ~\ •Tg"" h ***■ •—">J ■'■" H'"" Ef "M ""H 1 "T^ A fl ' '■ *x LOS ANGELES HERALD JUDGE FREES MAN WHO GIVES UP CIGARETTES DENVER, Dec. s.—"lf. you solemnly swear that yon will smoke Jno more cigarettes " I" shall ''suspend .; your; fine," MM Judge Stapleton today in j the mu nicipal court to j Robert Wat kins, who bail been fined for expectorating In a street'oar. ' Watklns,s who \ls »0 years old,' took the pledge and left the court room a free man. " -" • INDEX OF HERALD'S NEWS TODAY LOS ANGELES Collision of Salt Lake limited with Santa Fa freight. PAGE 1 Important feature* of proposed charter _ amendments discussed at executive 7 conference of revision commission and council members. —PAGE 1 Two wills, Involving property valued at , ' more than 1400,000, admitted to pro bate by Judge Rives. > PAGES 3 City Auditor Myers issues statement in . reply to Washburn's criticism. j I . PAOE 3 Title Insurance and Trust company suit against C. K. Ingersoll returned .to Judge Bordwell for rehearing. PAGE 3 Graham school district falls In Its ef fort to secede from Watts. PAGE 5 City Auditor Myers .sends four aque duct financial statements to mayor. • .* . PAGE 6 New plan Is outlined for boulevard from proposed Second street tunnel to Edendale valley. <■" PAGE Detective Talamantes Is reinstated by police commission. PAGE 12 Youth of 15 steals horse to start on career as a "bad man." PAGE 12 Bootblacks announce Increase In price of shine from 6 to 10. cents. PAGE 12 List of speakers announced for suffra gists' banquet to legislators. PAGE 12 Japanese Admiral Yashiro entertains on board flagship Asama. PAGE 12 Patrolman McGraw, eighteen years on" federal Job, proves walking Informa tion bureau at new postoffice. ! PAGE 12 Dusky "Lady Jane," wise on human nature, gets permit from police com mission to practice as spirit medium. PAGE 12 Society and clubs. PAGE 6 Editorial and Letter Box. , PAGE 6 Municipal affairs. -\ PAGE 8 Mines and mining. -PAGE 7 Markets and financial. ' PAGE 9 Music. ' PAGE 6 Citrus fruit report. PAGE 10 Sports. - -. - PAGE 8 Marriage licenses, births, deaths. PAGE 10 Classified advertising. ..-'•. , PAGES 10-11 State Bar association begins two-day session here today. PAGE & SOUTH CALIFORNIA Promoter pays 117,000 for Pike prop erty in Long Beach amusement pro ject. PAGE 7 Komjcal Knights of the Karnlval Is name selected, by Pasadena funny men's club. -^ PAGE 7 COAST 7; Labor propositions are adopted by Ari zona constitutional convention. PAGE 2 Judge Lovett slated to practically ex change places on Harriman system . with Julius Kruttschnltt. ' PAGE > 2 EASTERN Entire eastern part of United Slates is In the grip of snow storm. PAGE 1 Sixty-first congress opens closing ses sion with Republicans getting fare well taste of legislative . control, and 'Democrats cheering Clark. PAGE J Funeral of Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy will be held Thursday, but burial place is In doubt, ' • . ; PAGE 1 Immigration commission advises Imme diate reduction In Immigration of un skilled labor. PAGE 2 James Patten of Chicago and others Indicted again on cotton conspiracy charges. .:''•' PAGE 2 Supreme court reverses ruling of lower court holding Indictments insufficient In F. Augustus Helnse case. "PAGE 2 Old parchment leads to discovery of British army revolutionary relics • burled on banks of Hudson. PAGE 2 FOREIGN Liberal party In England scores over Unionists and London crowds go wild with excitement. PAGB 1 ..*'- — : WHAT'S GOING ON TODAY IN oB LOS ANGELES „ " AMUSEMENTS vl Belasco— Blaekwood-Belasco players - in "Sherlock Holmes," 2:H and 8:16 p. m. Burbank —Morosco player* In "An Ameri can Widow," 8:16 p. m. Grand opera house Ferris Hartman and company In "Nearly a Hero," 2:16 and 8:15 p. m. Levy's cafe chftntant — vaude ville, 11:30 p. m. to 12:30 a. in. Los —Vaudeville, 2:30 p. m., 7:45 p.jn. and 9:15 p. in. . Luna • —Outdoor amusements, band concerts, • moving pictures and vaudeville, 10 a. m. to midnight. '". . ; Majestic—"Mrs.. Wiggs ot the Cabbage Patch," 8:15 p. 'm. , • Olympic— i farce, "The Evening S-t-a-r," 3 p. m., 7:80 p. m. and 9:15 p. m. —Vaudeville, 2:15 p. m. and 8:15 p. m. - '.- - ! • ■ • -- —Vaudeville, 2:30 p. m.. 7:45 p. m. and 9:15 I>. m. '. ■ > ■■'■■■ - Princess Musical farce, "Cohen the Frenchman," 8, p.' m.. 7:45 p. m. and 9:15 p. m. ■ , - • ■-.'.■. .'"''„-- Simpson • auditorium—Emlllo de .. Gogorza recital. 8:16 p. m. ; '; r'j;.;''v* v.- OF , INTEREST; TO WOMEN ' v ! .Highland Park EbeH'club.' 10 a. m. "•' Jy V Civic association, ; chamber of commerce, 10 a. m. . ' - ■'-'* > Woman's Health club. j Woman's club house, 10 a. m. v -" '•-,' - ■' Eschscholtzla ■ chapter, D. A. R.. > Ebell club, 3p. m. v ■ ■ -J,_'_; - '■_ '•___{ -'•" Regular monthly meeting jsl the Somer set W. C. T. U. •at home of Mrs. A. E. Happy, 1439 East Twenty-first street, 2 p. m. MISCELLANEOUS' ,■';■•'-7^ MISCELLANEOUS • Meeting of Michigan society of Los An geles tonight, 7:30 p..m., In Blanchard hall, 233 South Broadway. \ ' Business meeting of the I Aero club of California, 107 North Spring street. ,8 p. m. Address by Reynold E. Blight, minister of the Los Angeles Fellowship, Blanchard hall. 232 South Hill street. 8 p. m. Sub led.' "Tolstoy's Answer to Life's Problems.' Public Invited. '- i Complimentary supper to members and friends of the Federation club. In club rooms,' Wright ' A Callender building,' 11:30 "■Opening lectura T. M. C, A. salesmanship Opening lecture T. M. C. A. salesmanship course, association building, 7:20 p. m. "The Salesman's First Problem'- will be- the sub ject, ■ and B. P. Rouse, instructor of. the class, will speak. '-.*,. ,'•'•' _ The Rev. • Robert Marshall will preach In' th* hall of the, Volunteers of America, 12* East First, street, 8 p. m. Mrs.-Anna E U. Hill** will sing. ' Mrs.'Frances Helen pish will be In, charge of the meeting., '•California Bar association opens stall con. vention at 9:30 a.'m«. lii Blanchard hall., r > Penlel hall, revival services, 10 a. m. and 7-30 p. m. 227 South Main street. • TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 6, 1910. MRS. EDDY WILL BE BURIED THURSDAY; PLACE UNDECIDED Son of Christian Science Founder and Followers Disagree on •Location of Grave SIMPLE SERVICES PLANNED Glover Thinks Body Will Rest Be-: side Husband's— - Say in Mother Church Vi ". _____'' 7 ''. (Associated Press) BOSTON, Dec. That the body of Mary Baker Glover Eddy, founder and ■ head of the Christian Science church, j who died Saturday night, will find Its last resting place in the crypt under j the altar of the First, or M-.ther, \ church in Boston is the belief tonight of many leaders In the denomination, i No official Intimation to that effect | could be had, but as far as learned no arrangements have been made to take the body ■to Mrs. Eddy's birth- j place at Bow, N. H.J or to Concord, N. H., where she long resided. When it was known, at the time the ' new church was built, that a crypt was j built in its fouidatlon walls, it was generally reported it would eventually i hold the body of the founder of Chris tian Science. Arrangements have been completed j for the funeral- on Thursday morning : at 11 o'clock at the late home of Mrs. ! Eddy at Chestnut Hill. The services ! will be simple and the attendance lim- | ited to the family, tl)e household of 1 Mrs. Eddy and leading officials of the . church. MESSAGES FTtbjl ALL OVER WORM) Telegrams have been flowing in from all parts of the world seeking verifica tion of the news of the deatii of M?S. Eddy and containing i many tributes. No crowds gathered In .the vicinity of the house today. The. reticence of the Christian Science leaders and officials an well as nearly all members of the denomination to comment on the death of Mrs. Eddy continued today, and no official state ment followed those given out yester day when the first announcement of her passing away was made public. The fact that her last words, "God is my life," were written by h?r on a pad of paper Thursday was confirmed today, and also that her son, George W. Glover, had started east from Lead, 8. D., and probably would arrive" here Wednesday morning. " " - " The church will continue to be man aged by a board of directors, which at present consists of -A. B. Stewart, Archibald MeLellan,-Stephen B. Chase, John Dlttemore and Adam H. Dickey. These men were all chosen by Mrs. Eddy, but the bylaws of the church provide for the filling of any vacancies by the board itself. There will be no successor to Mrs. Eddy. BURIAL PLACE «TN DOUBT "Only her relatives, members of the household and the leaders of the church are invited to attend the burial," said Alfred Farlow of the Christian Science publishing committee, who made the public announcements concerning the death. ' Before 1 leaving his homj in South Dakota Mr. Glover said he believed his mother's burial would be at Tllton, N. H., where her husband, George W. Glover, is burled. A woman in high ■ standing in the Christian ' Science church in Concord, N. H., who refused to consent to tho use of her name, voiced what has been understood " by many Scientists here that Mrs. Eddy's remains would be burled in the Mother church. ■ "We of the Concord church had ex pected Mrs. Eddy to return to Concord and pass her last days here. Now, however, It is improbable even that her remains will rest here, as there seems to be a general understanding among the ohurch at large that her body may rest In the crypt of the Mother church at Boston.";. '•.-'. - ' ' Ebeneezer J. Poßter Eddy of Water bury, Vt., Mrs. Eddy's adopted son, is expected to be present at the funeral. When asked last night who would succeed Mrs. Eddy as the head of the church Mr. Farlow said: NONE TO SUCCEED HER "I don't know that any one will suc ceed her. Everything will go on as usual." '■■"-.. The statement given out by Eugene R. Cox for twelve churches of this city says the work will go on smoothly. •-..' I "Mrs. Eddy," said' Mr. Cox, "never preached that there was no material death, although she had predicted the ultimate conquest of death In times to come, and there need be ,no difficulty in the minds of Christian Scientists In reconciling the , physical ' fact of her death with their disbelief in death it self. The church of Christian Science in this city and elsewhere . will run on smoothly cm its own momentum. Mrs. Eddy gave It such an impulse and placed it on such an enduring basis that It can adequately guide Itself. 1 ;'" "There can be no question of who Is to succeed. Mrs. Eddy. She can have no successor. Christian Scientists the world over universally regard her. as the discoverer and founder of the, re ligion she taught, and there cannot be two founders of a religion." 0. A. TVEITMOE ELECTED AS . NATIONAL LABOR OFFICIAL Californian Made Vice President of Building Trades ' ST.' LOUIS. Dec. 5.— J. H. Short of Chicago, a delegate of the stoAe cut ters union, was elected . president of the building trades department of the American. Federation .of ■ Labor here this afternoon. He succeeds James Klrby of the carpenters union. . 1 All. other officers and *he executive committee were re-elected, with the ex ception of William J. McSorley of the cement workers union/who was fourth vice president.:.,. He declined to mako the,'"race against O. A. Tveltmoe of the ' same * union, who was chcsen t for that place. Throw Away the Hobble Skirt; She Has Outgrown It «_a______^ -~--^__. " """"""' / DISCUSS CHANGES IN CITY CHARTER Revision Commission and Coun cil Members Decide on Sev eral Amendments Important features, of the proposed charter amendments j were given a thorough threshing out last night at an executive conference between* the charter revision commission and mem bers of the city council in the aque duct offices. The. conference , was called so that the members of the council could have a thorough understanding of the amendments before they are called to act on them. But .there are so many important features in the amendments that not half the subject was even touched last night, and President An derson of the commission said that it would require two more meetings be fore the council could have all the data. Only five members of the coun cil were present at last night's meet ing. They were Washburn, Stewart, Gregory, Andrews and O'Brien. C. O. Wellborn, a member of the charter commission,' was absent because he had to be present at an. important meeting- of the police commission. ' The meeting was harmonious, and expected opposition"did not develop. But the councilmen were not in an ar gumentative mood. They attended the meeting to secure Information and ex pect to digest what they learned be fore parsing on the subjects. ',";.'■: ;>V RECALL DISCUSSION' DEFERRED The recall to apply to appointive as well as elective officers, one of the most important of the changes pro posed did not come up for considera tion and will be made a subject for a future meeting. Some of the mem bers of the charter commission itself do not entirely favor this radical idea. Portions of section 2 that relate to "the powers of the unicipallty and give Los Angeles the right to engage in any kind of municipal ownership project it chooses,., were "discussed, city to own and operate gas, electric. This amendment would permit the city to own and operate gas, electric t telephone and power plants; railroads, either steam or electric; steamships and everything else In which the city could., possibly care to engage. The scope is unlimited, and if .It chooses the city can build a transcontinental railroad, or run an interurban to Bis bee, Ariz. . ' ' ■•'."-'' - The meeting last night was execu tive, as President Anderson explained, so that the members of the council might feel.freer to express their opin ions of the measure advocated. The commission is to consider whether fu ture meetings shall be open to the public. ELECTION MA* ME 'HURRIED The amendments must soon go to the council for adoption, for If they are to be presented to the legislature during this winter's session they must be voted on by the people not later than the last of February. In order to have an election on the subject by the last of February, the council must be ■ through with , consideration of the amendments and prepared to pass an ordinance the last of this month call ing - the i election. The revisionists would like to have the ejection' a little • earlier than the last of Feb ruary, and are explaining the amend ments to the council so that they need not take so much time In considering them. :'."•' -v FLEEING CHINESE CAPTURED SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. s.—After es caping late last night from the trans pacific liner Manchuria, fifteen Chinese v.ere recaptured- early today by four customs officers., According to ,- the immigration authorities, who arc pre i taring'an official report, the blame for the escape- will -be laid. at. the door of the «st^tmshlp company's officials. , '\m*a:a:_*tmJrtWJi'z\_mani/*a!lCL*_vli'^^ LOUIS PHILIPPE'S GRANDSON, DUKE OF CHARTRES, DEAD Former Exile Was with the Union Armies During Civil War PARIS, Dec. s.—The duke of Char treß, a grandson of King Louis Phil ippe of France, died today. He was born in this city in 1840. Robert Philippe Louis Eugene Ferdi nand of Orleans, the duke of Chartres, was the youngest son of the late duke of Orleans and in childhood was drlv [en into exile by the second French revolution. He served in the Italian army in 1859 and in the federal army in the first campaign of the Ameri can Civil War. Following the revolution of 1870 he returned to France and served incogni to in General Chanzy's army. When the national' assembly, the following year, revoked the law of banishment against the Oneans family, he was appointed a major in the army. ENTIRE EAST IN GRIP OF STORM Some Places Snowbound by Win try Blasts Extending from Rocky Mountains (Special to The Herald) WASHINGTON,- Dec. With a snowstorm raging over practically the entire country north of the Ohio river and east of the Rocky mountains and extending south of the Dixie line in some places, the weather bureau to night declared that the first real blast of winter would continue throughout torommow. • i<Jot only that, but the official forecast declared the storm that reached New England,' New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Western Mary land and the extreme western part of Virginia today would Increase in s in tensity and extend over virtually' all the districts east of the Mississippi dur ing the next thirty-six hours. ■■"■■-. In New York city the snow marked the real advent of winter as the storm that began here this afternoon was the first severe snowstorm of the winter. Reports say that it was a typical New York winter day, as more than twenty persons were taken to hospitals suffer ing Injuries as the result of falls, the icy pavements presenting a menace to life. Up New York state there had been previous falls of snow this winter, and a few inches were on the ground when today's storm set in. Late tonight the storm had assumed the proportions of a blizzard in the region of the .Great Lakes and in the mountains, and large areas are being cut off from communi ctaion with the outside world. The same was true of the southwest ern limits of the storm on the weather maps, and official reports from there stated that a veritable blizzard 8 was raging, with the temperature hurrying toward the frigid mark. Up through Kansas and Missouri the storm kept up all last night, and after a steady fall of snow today It continued tonight. The storm is of unusual se verity for this time of the year in those states. There was an absence of wind and the storm was just the kind to be of benefit to the winter wheat. - It was the first real snowstorm of the winter in lowa anil continued twenty four hours, leaving a blanket of snow from three to six Inches deep over the northern part of the state. The same conditions prevailed over the northern part of Nebraska and the southern part of South Dakota. SUICIDE CLAUSE IS VOID DENVER, Dec. 6.—The " state su premo court today upheld the constitu tionality, of the statute prohibiting In surance organizations-, from including "suicide clauses" in their policies., OTTVV^T X? {~*r\l*TWw2 • DAttV *c. ON TRAINS So. O.LJ> Ijlj-CJ VUI AliiO . SUNDAYS So. ON TRAINS 1»« HOLDS THROTTLE; AVERTS TRAGEDY Panic Stricken Engineer Leaps from Limited— Many In jured in Collision Panic stricken at the sight of a San ta Fe freight train moving slowly to ward him as his engine swung around a short curve north of Victorvllle sta tion, seven miles east of San Bernar dino, at 12:50 yesterday afternoon, W. P. Ell, engineer of the Los Angeles Limited on the Salt Lake road, leaped from his cab. - The engineer of the Santa Fe freight train, with unusual presence of mind, reversed his engine and sought to back away and avert a 'collision. But the momentum of the onrushlng limited had not been stayed and there was no one at the throttle to check its speed. It struck the . freight engine. The im pact knocked the freight engine back some distance and an instant later there was a second collision. Probably a score of passengers were -injured, none seriously, : . ■ ■ Only the presence of mind of the engineer on the freight averted a tra gedy. His action lessened the -shock. Ell's left leg was broken and he suf fered internal injuries. He was brought- to Los Angeles last night, ar riving at 7:30 and removed to the Cali fornia hospital. Mrs. A. W. Davis, wife of a promi nent physician of Anderson, Ind., was cut and bruised about the head and was removed In a cab on ' her arrival In Los Angeles early last night to a private sanitarium. The exact extent of the woman's injuries is not known. Miss C. E. Thompson, a pretty young woman from the east, was cut by fly ing glass and was taken to the Hotel Lelghton in this city. Miss Thompson says she was reading at the time of the collision. She felt a heavy jar which threw her from her seat Into the aisle. She was about to regain her feet when another jar threw her to the floor..'' She says the utmost con fusion prevailed, many of the women fainting. 11l lil.lvK FROM SEATS Mrs. W. L. Kellog. with her two chil dren, one 20 months old, the other, 1 month old, was thrown from her seat with her babies In her arms at the first jolt of the train. She shielded the children from the flying glass and from being tramped on by covering them with ;.er body. Mrs. Kelly was not injured. She lives at 3119 Hobart boulevard. George B. Lodt of Denver was cut by flying glass and bruised. Mrs. H. B. McClellan, an aged wo man, was hurled from her seat Into the aisle of one of the rear coaches and bruised. The diner and tourist coaches were partially telescoped and badly dam aged. These cars had few persons in them and these were seated at the rear end. It was In these cars, how ever, that those Injured were seated at the time of the accident. ' Those who were In the accident say there . were two distinct collisions, a rare occurrence In railroad wrecks. The limited struck the freight engjne, knocked it away, and then, gaining momentum, struck It again. The freight engineer, clinging desperately to the throttle, sought to get away from the rnrushing passenger engine, until thrown from his cab into a pile of wreckage by the second shock. He was uninjured, it is said. The crew of the limited. blame the freight men for being ,on the main line at the time. The . freight men 1 lame the engineer of the limited for not sticking to his post and bringing his train to a stop. When the limited arrived In Lcs Angeles last night there was an anx ious crowd of relatives and friends of the passengers to meet it. Mrs. W. P. Ell. the wife of the engineer, and her son, were hysterical as the engineer was lifted from the baggage car and carried to a/i ambulance. THE HOME PAPER OF " GREATER LOS ANGELES CLARK CHEERED AT FAREWELL OPENING OF G.O.P. CONGRESS Democrats Hail Missourian as Next Speaker but Join Ap plause for Uncle Joe FEW BILLS ARE INTRODUCED Early Adjournment in Honor of Dead Members Taken by House and Senate ; [Associated Presa] WASHINGTON, Dec. s.—The closing session of the sixty-first congress opened at noon today. No business was transacted, both branches meeting merely to appoint a joint committee formally to apprise the president that the legislative branch of the govern ment was ready to proceed to call the rolls and to adjourn after adopting resolutions to the memory of members who had died since congress last met. The usual animation marked the opening in both the senate and house, but the reunion of old friends was tinged with sadness because of the heavy toll death had taken in the last few months. In consequence the senate was in session only a quarter of an hour, while the house was in session fifty minutes. More than usual Interest was manifested in the opening because of the passing of the balance of politi cal power with the session. Speaker Cannon received a remark able ovation when he took up the gavel ■ to announce the opening of the session in the house. The applause lasted sev eral minutes, and the Democrats joined with the Republicans in acclaiming the veteran legislator. Representative Champ Clark was given a similar ova-... tion when he entered at the conclusion of prayer, the Democrats hailing him as " the speaker of the next house. ! Both houses adjourned almost immediately after the formal assembling, roll calls and the adoption of the resolution on the passing of those member^ who have died since the last session, f REPORT DEATHS OF SENATORS Vice President Sherman was prompt In entering the senate chamber and bringing the senate to order just as the hands of the clock indicated the noon hour, S Immhedlately after came the opening prayer of. Dr. Ulysses Grant . Pierce, who referred to the unusual number of deaths within congress. Roll call that followed disclosed eighty senators pres ent, only eight falling to.respond.,■,.-..' „. Senator Martin of Virginia broke the official news of the death of Senator . Daniel of that state; Senator Bacon announced that of Senator Clay of j Georgia; Senator Foster.'performed a _ like service for Senator McEnery of _ Louisiana, and the series closed with - an announcement of the death of Sen -3 ator Dolliver of lowa, by Senator Cum i mins. All spoke in feeling terms of the departed, but the tribute in each. t case was confined to a few words, as later the senate will listen to extended 5 eulogies of each. __ Resolutions expressing the profound j I sorrow of the senate were adopted, } j after which adjournment was taken, out of respect to their memory. Called to order by Speaker Cannon promptly at 12 o'clock the house re mained in session long enough only to hear a prayer, the roll call, to adopt resolutions >of sympathy on the death of Representatives Brownlow of Ten nessee, Foulkrod of Pennsylvania, Tir rell of Massachusetts and Gilmore of Louisiana, and the members of the other house who have died since the adjournment of . the previous .session, and to have the oath of office admin istered to three new members. Representatives Tawney, Caiderhead and Clark were named by the speaker as the joint committee to call upon the president and notify him congress had assembled. The new members were John J. Mitchell of Massachusetts, to succeed the late Charles H. Tlrrell; R. M. Live ly of Texas, to succeed Gordon Russell, who resigned to become a federal judge, and S. D. Massey of Tennessee, to succeed the late W. P. Brownlow. Of the 391 members of the house 348 answered the roll call. Fewer bills nnd resolutions were introduced in the house today than is usual on the open ing day. There were 36 public bills- anil resolutions. As an outcrop of the house committee Investigation of Indian claims Mr. Burke of South Dakota, chairman of that committee, intro duced a measure requiring the ap proval of congress In order to estab- ■ lish the validity of future contracts or agreements made by persons with In dians or Indian tribes concerning liti gation or demand predicated on any claim against the United States in volving land title and possession and the right to annuities. Other measures Introduced were: By Mr. Loud of Michigan: Appro priating $135,000 for completing j and furnishing the crypt of the Annapolis Naval academy chapel as a permanent resting place for John Paul Jones. By Mr. Bartholdt of Missouri: Ap propriating $2500 as the United States* share of the maintenance of the inter parliamentary union bureau for the promotion of International arbitration at Brussels. By Mr. Madden of Illinois: To in corporate the commandery in chief of the Sons of G. A. R. By Mr. Randell of Texas: To change the date of opening of congress to March 4. ■■.■•'-■.' > ;-•. >. :<,■.' ■■ ■ ' By Mr. Henry of Texas: To. mako Columbus day, October 12, a public holiday. By Mr. Sheppard of Texas: Requiring heads of departments to submit their reports more promptly for the informa tion of congress. \ . TEN THOUSAND AMERICAN DOLLARS FOR NATIONALISTS . . . BOSTON, Dec. s.—Ten thousand "American dollars," the seventh remit tance, making a total of $70,000, was cabled to the Irish parliamentary lead er, John E. Redmond, today, by Thom as B. Fltzpatrick, national treasurer of the United -Irish League of America, to aid the Nationalists' cause in thn parliamentary election now being held In Great Britain. . .---".",..".